I’m having so much fun trying new soap formulas, colours, scents and designs. Here are a few of my recent creations.

Wild Baby Powder

My idea for this was a white soap with pink and blue swirls, but I was trying out Labcolours fushia and brilliant blue and had no idea how much to use or what colours I would end up with. I saved too much soap back for the swirly bit so I ended up with drippy and swoopy look instead.  Once I poured it in, I decided not to actively swirl it and see what happened. I like it anyway!  It’s definitely different. The fragrance was overwhelming when I made this one. I was afraid I’d overdone it, but now it has mellowed. My daughter Alison loves this one.

Maple Swirl

Here I was trying to make some maple scented soap for my son Devon. He is big on maple. I used Iron Oxide golden brown to get the colour and it came out exactly like I wanted. This was my first try using a flat slab-type mold. (really just a plastic Rubbermaid drawer organizer tray from Save-On Foods) I was so pleased with the resulting swirls too. The scent seems to be developing more as it cures. I can’t wait to try this one:

Here it is in the mold before cutting:

This next one is the second batch of my Beer Soap. The first batch I used cocoa for colour and it came out dark brown. It smells great but I wanted a lighter colour, so I added some dried carrot powder (grated carrots dried out in a low oven and then ground in a spice grinder) I LOVE the way this one turned out with the translucent look. It’s made with Red Racer Pale Ale. The scent  is a trio of citrus. I just love citrus soaps.

The other day, someone messaged me through Etsy to tell me she featured my Chocolate Monkey Solid Bubble Bath on a treasury. A treasury is a collection of items that an Etsy member puts together to show off items they like on a certain part of the site. I was thrilled to be included. How fun! You can see the treasury HERE. It will stay up till Friday Sept 25th.